Electrically-heated sadiron



H. GANSERTQJR ELECTRICALLY HEATED SADIiiON Nov. 17, 1925- F'iled 001;. 20, 1924 Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES HERMAN GANSERT, JR.-, or sYaAcusE, New YORK.

ELECTRICALLY-HEATED SADIRON.

Application filed ()ctober 20,- 1924. 4 Serial No. 744,790. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN GANsnRT, Jr., of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and, usefollmprovements' in Electrically-Heated Sadirons, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an electrically heated cordless sad-iron, but refers particularly to a supporting standand means for conducting the current to the heating element within the sad-iron when resting on the stand.

The current conducting means most commonly employed involves the use of a flexible cord having one end plugged into a suitable socket. containing terminals of an electric'source of sup ly and its other end provided with a coupling relnovably adapted to suitable terminals on the sad-iron in electrical'connection-with the heating element therein, so that during the launderin op eration the flexible cord attached irectly to the sad-iron must move back and forth with the various ironing movements resulting in considerable inconvenience to the-operator and frequently straining the connections to such an extent as to break the conductor at some point in its length, usually near the coupling.

Furthermore, it is well known that many fires have occurred as a result of settin the sad-iron aside for greater or. less perio s of time frequently upon a wooden support, such as an ironing board, without disconmeeting it from the source of currentsupply and that in many instances garments have been destroyed. by overheating of the sad-iron duringthe ironingoperation.

The main object of my present invention is to provide what may be termed a cordless sad-iron by connecting the flexible con ductor leading from the source of supply directly to a metallic support or stand upon which the sad-iron is adapted to rest when not in use and to provide said sad-iron and support with separable switch contacts as a part of the conducting means between the source of current supply and the heater, whereby when the sad-iron is placed upon the sup orting stand, it will make electrical connection with the conductor leading to the support while, on the other hand, when the sad-iron is removed from. the supporting stand the electrical connection with the conductor will be broken.

Another object is to provide the heater terminals of the sad-iron with a switch cap which, when placed in operative position, is adapted to make and break electrlcal connection with cooperative contacts on the support but may be removed to permit the coupling to be attached directly to said heater terminals in the event that the operator may choose to maintain connection with the source of current supply during the ironing operation, thereby afi'ording an alternative choice between the two methods. A further object is to provide the sadlron support with an electro thermostatic switch forming a part of the current conducting means whereby the heat circuit may be automatically broken in case the temperature of the sad-iron exceeds a predetermined degree.

Other objects and uses relating to specific partsot the device will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electrically heated sad-iron and a support there for, together with the adjacent portion of conducting cable and coupling adapted to be connected to a source of electrical su ply for su plying current to the heater within the sa -iron.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through a portion of the sad-iron stand or support and adjacent portion of the sadiron thereon, taken on line 22, Fi ure 1, showing portions of the electric swltch in operative position for supplying current to the heater inathe sad-iron.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional View partly diagrammatic taken in the planes of line 3-3, Figure 2.

The sad-iron as A. may be of any ,well known construction containing a suitable electric heater having a pair of terminals 1- projecting upwardly and rearwardly from the heel of the sad-iron and rotected from contact with external obects by a shield 2, preferably of metal, which is also fastened to the heel of the sadiron to extend continuously around and in spaced relation to the terminals -1-.

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The housing is constructed mainly 0f insulating meieriei that meceihe flange -8- closes the iewer and tl'iexeoi', While the upper emi eieseai by another: metallic gfiete --lJ'-,

A pair (if metaiiic eenizect reliefs --lii-- are supported in. trensvezsei l spaced reiw 'iZiOll upeh suiizehie meteihe LS Late thereon, Lhe lower eiui upper ends of the rods being suppeite my i'neteiiie brackets -18 which in turn are secured to the inner "face of the insuimb'..1g housii The front, Wei of ihe heusihg is provided with a verticei siot or opening; -19- suhtionaiiy e stantielly midway between its oppesifce sides for receiving the reeiwareiiy hiperme' men sion of the switch member -16", the housing --9- being euppoiifieei upon the Ste-Dd -3 in such manner to bring the 510$ 19- in a plane substantially eeincideni; with the .iengituciinai center of steed ----3- and sad -iren -1i--- when fihe letter pieced npen the upper plate --5---.

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"ihe terminals -20 preferably of he same size a. in seine SDEiCGii rreie imi ti. imineis --1-- e) int 1 ch 10 from the eeupiing' member -F31,- eh mbie e2)?- may be eched dirreetiy to 521 1d eater terminals in case the epereter shmild Tic euz'ieni; su 'epiy net iaming block secured 50 'lzhe under side at the upper plate --5-- the stand --2--, pre fer-ably [iii ctiy nude-i the 1em'e;;= 1 1 he seem-e1 poriim; of the said-hon when hitter is pieced upon. the plate --5-. .ihis insulating hiuck -23---- prom-(led with a chamber epening thmegh its upper side adjacent the plate -5 and in this chamber is meunteni an e1ectr0-therm0- static Switch --25-- hex-ring one of its; members es tensioned tn mail 1min Contact with the other member 2-T as long as ihe temperatm'e of the smiimn 0n the pee ---i-- is beiew the pi'eih-liezmineii Safe degree and to break content with the member--27- When the tempemtmw exceeds that (itjlHL. Que of the suppufiing mm; --'Z;%- fer the adjacent (01mm mller -l view iii-(ally minim-ted diiwijly m ihe mijzu'em epted be connected coupling terminal --20., the other bracket 18 being connected by a wire 98 to the switch member -27- of the thermostat, while the other coupling terminal -20- is connected by a wire -28',-to the other thermostatic switch member 2G so that when the coupling member 21 is applied to the terminals 20 and the sad-iron is resting upon the upper plate 5 of the stand -3-, the switch member 10- will contact with the roller -16- to close the circuit throu h the heating coil in the sadiron' and a so through the thermostatic switch.

Under these conditions, the current will pass fromflonew of "the terminals -20 through the corresponding bracket --18- and its 1 contact roller 16- and thence through the adjacent contact member 1l-- to one side of the heater coil a, thence through the other contact member .l1.

and adjacent contact roller 17 and its supporting bracket 18 through the wire 28- to the thermostatic switch member -27, and thence through the thermostatic bar 26' and wire -28 to the other terminal 20 thereby completing the cir cuit through the heater .--a in the sad- In the event that the temperature of the sad-iron should exceed a safe degree the heat transmitted to the plate. 5 and thence to the thermostatic bar -26- would cause said bar to break contact with the member -27- and thus break the circuit leading to the source of current supply. This automaticcontrol of the circuit to the heater in the sad-iron maintains a uniform temperature of said sad-iron while supported upon the stand 3.

When the sad-iron is removed from the stand for ironing purposes, the switch member -10-- is, of course, withdrawn from contact with the roller members 16 thereby breaking electrical connection with thesource of supply and assuring a safe heat to the sad-iron during the ironing operation.

It is, of course, understood that these ironing operations are intermittent and that the sad-iron is replaced upon the stand immediately following such operation which is ordinarily sufiicient to keep the iron at the desired temperature.

What I claim is '1. An electric fiat iron stand comprising a support for the iron, spaced contact members of anelectric heating circuit mounted on the support, and an additional contact member of the same circuit movable into and out of contact with the first-named members for making and breaking the circuit and provided with sockets for receiving terminals of the heater circuit on the fiat iron, said circuit including therein a thermostatic switch mounted on said support.

bers for making and breaking the circuit and provided with sockets for receiving terminals of the heater circuit on the flat iron, said circuit including therein a pair of terminals mounted on the support for connection to a source of electric supply.

3. An electric flat iron stand comprising a support for the iron, an electric switch and terminals, both connected in the heating circuit, one of the switch elements and the terminals being mounted on the support, the other switch element being movable into and out of contact with the first named element and provided with means for contacting with the heater circuit terminals on the sad iron,

and means for electrically connecting the.

first named terminals to a source of electric supply.

4:. An electric fiat iron stand comprising a support for the iron, an electric switch and terminals, both connected in the heating circuit, one of the switch elements and the terminals being mounted on the-support, the other switch element being movable into and out of contact with the first named element and provided with means for contacting with ,the heater circuit terminals on the sad iron,

and means for electrically connecting the first named terminals to a source of electric supply, and a thermostatic switch mounted. on the fiat iron support and electrically connected in said circuit.

5. An electric flat iron stand comprising a support for the iron, an electric switch and terminals, both connected in the heating circuit, one ofthe switch elements and the terminals beingmou-nt'ed on the support, the other switch element being movable into and out of contact with the first named element, and provided with means for contacting with the heater circuit terminals on the said iron, and means for electrically connecting'the first named terminals to a source of electric supply, the terminals on the support being sulficiently similar to the terminals on the fiat iron to enable the same device leading'from the source of power to be connected to either set of terminals when the second named switch member is removed from the terminals on the iron.

6. The combination with an electrically heated fiat iron having a air of exposed terminals for the heating circuit, of a support for the iron having a pair of exposed terminals similar to those of the iron and also connected in the heater circuit, an electric switch and a thermostatic switch, both connected in the heating'circuit, the'thermostatic switch and one of the parts of the first named switch being mounted upon the support for the iron, the other member of the first named switch being movable into and out of contact with the member on the support and provided. with sockets for receiving the terminals on the iron, and means including a soeketed coupling member for mee see connecting either set of terminals to a source of electric supply when the socketed switch member is removed from the terminals on 1 the iron. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of October, 19244 HERMAN GANSERT, JR. 

